World Of Chemistry 2nd Edition - Solutions by Chapter

The amount of product actually obtained in a reaction. (3.10)

Hydrocarbons having the general formula CnH2n12, where n 5 1,2, . . . . (24.2)

An organic compound containing at least one halogen.

Stereoisomeric cyclic hemiacetals of an aldose or ketose that differ from each other in their configuration at the anomeric carbon.

A measure of the polarity of a covalent bond. The product of the charge on either atom of a polar bond times the distance between the atoms

The distance between atoms in a covalent bond in picometers (pm; 1 pm 5 10212 m) or Å (1Å 5 10210 m).

A reaction (generally involving radicals) in which one chemical entity can ultimately cause a chemical transformation for thousands of molecules.

See Charles’ law.

A solute that produces ions in solution; an electrolytic solution conducts an electric current. (Section 4.1)

A protein molecule that acts to catalyze specific biochemical reactions. (Section 14.7)

The quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of a sample of matter by 1 °C (or 1 K). (Section 5.5)

A compound with the structure R!C#C!R, where each R group is not a hydrogen atom.

Compounds whose molecules have the same overall composition but different structures. (Sections 2.9 and 23.4)

An effect thatprevents the use of bases stronger than hydroxidewhen the solvent is water.

Instrumentation that is capable of separating only ions that differ in mass by 1 or more amu.

In the addition of HX, H2O, or ROH to an alkene, hydrogen adds to the carbon of the double bond having the greater number of hydrogens.

The percent of a substance that undergoes ionization on dissolution in water. The term applies to solutions of weak acids and bases. (Section 16.6)

A polymer, comprised of more than one kind of repeating unit, in which there is a random distribution of repeating units.

A quantum number associated with the electron spin; it may have values of +12 or -12. (Section 6.7)

An ether (R!O!R) where both R groups are identical.